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...DIED. Mustafa Ozbilgin, 64, one of Turkey's most senior judges, after being shot in court by a lawyer; in Ankara. Alparslan Arslan, 29, from Istanbul, shouted Islamic slogans as he opened fire on a morning meeting at the Council of State, fatally wounding Ozbilgin and injuring four other court officials. Arslan, who was arrested immediately after the attack, told police that he was punishing the court for ruling against the promotion of a female teacher who wore an Islamic headscarf...
...military takeover has been pervasive in the political realm. With party activity banned, all parliamentary processes remain suspended. Both deposed Prime Minister Demirel and the former opposition leader, Bulent Ecevit, have been released after about a month in detention. The leaders of two militant parties, however-Alparslan Turkey, of the far-right Nationalist Action Party, and Necmettin Erbakan, of the radical Islamic National Salvation Party-are awaiting trial on charges of subversive political activities...
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